John Lahart

Dublin South-West constituency profile: Green Party seat looks most vulnerable in this left-leaning five-seater

Election 2024: Sinn Féin’s Seán Crowe won almost 30 per cent of the vote in 2020

Mon Nov 18 2024 - 15:32

‘You’re breaking up a town’: Electoral map changes split Tallaght and could leave Fettercairn ‘forgotten’

The working-class area of Fettercairn is being moved from Dublin South-West, home to People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy, to Dublin Mid-West, home to party colleague Gino Kenny

Sat Sept 23 2023 - 08:30

Gangs of youths ‘prowling’ Dublin at night looking for people to attack – FF’s Jim O’Callaghan

‘Dangerous level of unprovoked and gratuitous violence” being perpetrated against people who are socialising

Wed Apr 27 2022 - 12:26

People Before Profit TDs defend decision not to clap for Zelenskiy Oireachtas address

TDs Paul Murphy, Richard Boyd Barrett, Gino Kenny and Bríd Smith did not applaud

Wed Apr 06 2022 - 12:03

Miriam Lord’s Week: Virus surge sees Cabinet isolated in Covid Castle

Elsewhere, we were doing time on Bernard’s watch, and saw some political engagement

Sat Mar 26 2022 - 01:00

Eileen Flynn becomes first Traveller to address the Dáil

Independent Senator calls for national Traveller accommodation authority

Thu Mar 03 2022 - 20:58

Review of medication practice across Camhs to begin this week

HSE officials again apologised for the substandard care received by 240 children

Wed Mar 02 2022 - 13:43

143 Ukrainians have entered State since waiving of visa requirements, McEntee says

Coveney says under 80 Irish citizens remain in Ukraine as Dáil debates motion on crisis

Tue Mar 01 2022 - 21:21

Covid cases will come down if behaviour changes - Taoiseach

Martin to meet hospitality sector on State supports as TDs back call for their retention

Wed Nov 24 2021 - 21:06

Sending Ministers to NI centenary event ‘in spirit’ of Belfast Agreement, says Martin

Many FF TDs supported President’s decision to not attend religious ceremony

Wed Oct 13 2021 - 21:58

Move to universal free childcare, welfare boosts among FF TDs budget proposals

McGrath fields views of backbench TDs on budget during parliamentary party meeting

Wed Oct 06 2021 - 23:38

Q&A: What is happening with the plan for a pandemic bonus?

Jack Horgan-Jones on whether the Government has hit on the perfect way to divide a nation (almost) united by Covid-19

Wed Sept 29 2021 - 17:34

Pandemic bonus: Taoiseach says there may be a combination of pay and time off, including for retail staff

Bonus for public sector could top €1bn, warns Minister for Public Expenditure

Thu Sept 23 2021 - 17:16

Fianna Fáil TDs call for change to medical card income criteria

Meeting told Ireland has highest cumulative uptake of full vaccination among adults in the EU

Wed Sept 22 2021 - 20:53

National day of mourning needed to ‘mark pandemic deaths’

Time for sombre occasion to help those who could not attend funerals, says Minister

Tue Sept 14 2021 - 17:22

Fianna Fáil ‘rebel’ TDs to vote with Government in vote of confidence in Coveney

Those in favour of new FF leader likely to back Coveney as losing whip would place them outside parliamentary party for six months

Mon Sept 13 2021 - 01:03

Pandemic mental health report ‘will not be shelved’

Oireachtas group vows to exert pressure and ensure recommendations are implemented

Wed Jul 28 2021 - 22:20

Four FF members of Cabinet say Martin should lead party into next general election

Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue calls on internal Fianna Fáil critics to ‘cop on’

Mon Jul 12 2021 - 22:03

Micheál Martin hints continuation of coalition linked to switch of roles at top of Government

Taoiseach’s remarks come as some in Fianna Fáil say he should go as leader

Mon Jul 12 2021 - 16:03

Government under fire over investment fund activity in housing market

Ministers fear they are politically exposed on housing issue as pandemic recedes

Thu May 06 2021 - 00:07

Fianna Fáil is ‘drowning in shadows of Fine Gael housing policy’, party told

Parliamentary party meeting hears calls for buyers to be limited to one property each

Wed May 05 2021 - 21:14

Miriam Lord: Here’s a tip, Senator – learn where the mute button is

Martin Conway of FG was overheard doing some side business during a virtual meeting

Sat Apr 24 2021 - 01:00

FF TDs would not exclude Sinn Féin coalition after next election

A year after the general election, Martin indicates a sea-change in FF stance

Mon Feb 08 2021 - 02:29

BusConnects: Over €55m spent by NTA on bus scheme so far

Transport authority needs to explain exactly how the money was spent, says TD

Wed Jan 20 2021 - 01:00

Miriam Lord: Why did the secretary general cross the road? Because he’s worth it

Forget the Fitbit – this short stroll is bringing one public servant a very healthy salary boost

Sat Jan 16 2021 - 02:10

Ireland’s vaccine rollout: Can we stay at the top of the EU league table?

Ireland is now second in the EU vaccination league table. Can this pace be sustained?

Sat Jan 16 2021 - 01:00

Next academic year will see 5,000 extra students at college compared to 2 years ago

Government backbenchers call on Minister for Education to give clarity on Leaving Cert

Thu Jan 14 2021 - 20:12

Covid-19: Taoiseach tells TDs world will be ‘very different’ by June

Fianna Fáil members criticise teaching unions over Leaving Cert students

Wed Jan 13 2021 - 21:18

Likely to be second quarter of 2021 before differences from vaccine seen – Varadkar

Taoiseach says there are grounds to be ‘more hopeful’ about Brexit this week

Wed Dec 16 2020 - 23:37

‘People need to be given hope’ in Covid-19 messaging, Dáil told

Government must acknowledge people’s anger at impact of pandemic, TD says

Thu Oct 01 2020 - 19:08

Ireland can learn from German economic response to Covid-19, says Paschal Donohoe

Speedier introduction of wage subsidies makes ‘a big difference’, committee hears

Thu Oct 01 2020 - 17:27

Number of H1 grades would have been ‘untenable’ without standardisation - Foley

Minister defends process as TDs highlight ‘huge upset’ of students losing out on college

Fri Sept 18 2020 - 06:27

Show us the evidence that pubs spread Covid-19, says Government TD

Re-opening of ‘wet’ pubs put off until September after NPHET advice

Thu Aug 06 2020 - 14:34

Compensation scheme to be introduced for families of health workers who die with coronavirus

Minister says all frontline employees including locums to be included

Wed Jul 22 2020 - 22:25